Life with the Lin Family

Carter started crawling last Thursday while we were at Grandma and Granpa’s house. I am now officially living life on my toes. He is everywhere and everywhere FAST so now I really only have nap times to get online and post.

Last night Jimmy was back in the office studying and I said “Carter call Daddy!” And he turned towards the back hall and said “Da-da” as clear as day. It was the cutest little sound ever. I thought maybe it was a fluke so I asked him again to say Daddy and again “Da-da”. So sweet :0) It was so cute that I am not even mad that he didn’t say Momma first.

Since Carter’s birth I have tried to de-toxify our home one product at a time. It hasn’t always been cheap and it hasn’t been easy, but it has been rewarding to know in my gut I was doing what I felt was right for my family despite what the world around me was doing. It is very frustrating to have knowledge and read the research and studies that show the dangers and toxins of these common everyday products and then see them in the aisle of all the stores I shop at. I realize 90% of Moms don’t have the time or the patience to do the daunting research and sort through the legitament and not so legitament stuff on the internet. It is very easy to assume and trust that these big corporations who monopolize the baby care industry are selling safe products for our children. I also realize that some parents may be aware of the warnings out there and just feel they are over the top because they don’t come from conventional sources and the price and availability is greater than the risk is of harm. I was very encouraged when I opened my email this morning and saw this article from a very mainstream baby website…”Dangerous chemicals in Baby Products? Study raises red flag on baby powder, lotions, shampoo”.

More and more items are being offerred organic, paraben free, fragrance free and natural. I believe the green movement has been instrumental in this, but I also think society as a whole is starting to put 2 and 2 together. Statistics now show that 1 in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Childhood respiratory disease and adult infertility are at an all time high and the levels of pesticides found in human blood continue to increase drastically. It is very encouraging to me that maybe the demand for these clean products will put pressure on these companies to remove the nuerotoxins and chemicals found in their products.

Ok enough from the soapbox for now :0)